duǎn
qiàn

technical
formal

Meaning of 短欠

短欠 means to be short of; to be deficient in; to owe. Pronounced duǎn qiàn.

  • to be short of; to be deficient in; to owe

Definitions & Examples

Zhàng
shàng
duǎn
qiàn
èr
shí
wàn
yuán
 
yào
chá
míng
yuán
yīn
 

There is a shortfall of 200,000 yuan in the accounts, and the cause needs to be identified immediately.

Běn
dìng
huò
dān
duǎn
qiàn
yuán
cái
liào
sān
dūn
 

This purchase order is short three tons of raw materials.

duǎn
qiàn
gōng
kuǎn
xiàng
 
zhì
jīn
wèi
huán
 

He owes the company a sum of money and has not repaid it yet.

men
jué
duǎn
qiàn
yuán
gōng
de
gōng
 

We will never be short on paying our employees' wages.

cún
qīng
diǎn
hòu
xiàn
huò
duǎn
qiàn
 

A stock check revealed a shortage of goods.